THE SELF-DIRECTED TEACHER Managing the learning process

• Main Authors: Nunan, David (Author), Lamb, Clarice (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge Univ. Press 1996; ©1996
• Subjects: Language teachers > Training of; Languages, Modern > Study and teaching
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• Physical Description: vii, 296 pages illustrations 22 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0521497736

This text provides the practical knowledge and necessary skills for the effective management of teaching and learning in today's classrooms. It focuses on the independent decisions teachers must make in lesson planning, group work, error correction, resource management, and evaluation. A task-based approach is used, and the material presented is well supported by theory and research. Advances in second language teaching methodology, including new emphases on learner centeredness and individualized instruction, have significantly changed the roles teachers play in the classroom and made ever-greater demands on their classroom